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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State chairman of the Accord Party, Pastor Victor Akande, has declared that the opposition All Progressives Congress will pose no threat to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election. Akande said his party will record a decisive victory in the August 8, 2026, governorship, noting that Adeleke has…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East at the National Assembly, has disclosed that the National Universities Commission has given a significant nod for the establishment of the proposed Obokun University, Ilase-Ijesa. He stated this when he hosted Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Adesuyi Haastrup at the site…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Salam, has advised supporters of former Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to learn how to collaborate with others. The lawmaker was reacting to a post by former Senator Shehu…
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Anambra State’s Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in last year’s election, George Moghalu, has counselled opposition platform, the coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC), and other opposition parties, that defeating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 will not be a tea party. Moghalu, who was a National Auditor of the ruling…
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The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has said that all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dikko’s remarks followed reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against Algeria….
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The National Youth Service Corps has tasked institutions across the country to strengthen data integrity and internal validation processes to safeguard the credibility of the mobilisation of Corps members. The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the charge at the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop held on…
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The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has dismissed claims that members of the National Assembly were obedient to the executive arm of government. Jibrin made the remarks on Wednesday in Ilorin while delivering the 15th convocation lecture of Al-Hikmah University, titled “Managing Executive Legislative Relations Towards Democratic Consolidation in…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to urgently address workers’ wages and review regressive tax policies, warning that continued delays and uneven compliance could deepen economic hardship for millions of Nigerians. The appeal was made on Wednesday by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, during…
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The Joint Health Sector Unions have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in what they describe as a discriminatory review of the retirement age in Nigeria’s health sector, warning that the policy threatens equity, morale, and effective healthcare delivery. In an open letter addressed to Tinubu and signed by…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Ahead of the deadline for submitting the list of nominated candidates for the Osun State gubernatorial election, the All Progressives Congress in the state is working to select a viable running mate for the party’s candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. osun.life reports that Oyebamiji, the immediate past MD/CEO of…
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